Incidents of a Northern Jail Break and Lynching
The Elgin Echo reports a dramatic sequence of crimes including murders and an escape from Glasgow Montana jail. A posse pursuit led to a shootout in the Bad Lands where William Hardee was killed. Sheriff Connor and Deputy Charles Till were wounded. Till died soon after. Fred McTinney fled, later believed captured. A mob formed in town. Jack Brown was hanged from a courthouse window after Hartdee’s companions were recaptured.
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William Hardee
Glasgow
Mont
Malles
Connor
Charles KR. Till
Fred McTiney
Wardee
Jall
Jack Brown
Hartdeée
Freight Crew Plows Through Flames on Burning Trestle
An Ohio Lake Erie and Western freight train burst through flames as a trestle burned ahead near Huron. The fire caused the structure to collapse into the valley after the engine throttle was opened to escape. The incident follows earlier reports of fires, injuries, and fatalities in assorted regional news.
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Ohio
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Huron
Ehgloeer
Poker Costs A Life Embezzler Dies After Confession
Briwat Naoraji a Ceylonese cashier in Chicago admitted embezzling about 4000 dollars from the Prairie State Bank to reimburse his employer Edward Rueb a commission merchant. He confessed during a confrontation just minutes before his death after gambling at a place run by Mushmouth Johnson at 404 State Street. Naoraji came to Chicago six years ago from Ceylon and had worked for Barnett Brothers before joining Rueb.
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Chisago
Kille
Briwat Naoraji
Iimeel
Prairie State Bank
Chicago
Naomji
Edward Rueb
Retth
Rueb
Ex-Convicts Held in Farmer's Murder at Columbus
Two ex-convicts Lewis Harmon and Otis Loveland are under arrest in Columbus Ohio charged with killing elderly farmer George Geyer at Alton. Loveland's confession implicates Harmon and a third ex-convict Miles Willingford, now a fugitive, while bartender Lon Greenlee is detained on suspicion of assisting the plan.
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Lewis Harmon
Otis Loveland
Ohio
George Geyer
Alton
Loveland
Harmon
Lon Greenlee
Miles Willingford
Louis Harmon
Wrecking Firm Plans Lake Huron Treasure Hunt
Milwaukee Wrecking Company seeks sunken cargoes in Lake Huron. They have chartered the tug Phoenix at Oscoda Michigan and will add another tug to sweep six to seven miles off the Oscoda shore. Officials disclose limited details about the target wreck but hint at valuable cargoes believed to lie on the lake bottom.
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Lake Huron
Milwaukee Wrecking Company
Phoenix
Oscoda
Mich
Wreckiog Company
Legal fight for sugar bounty case in Minnesota
The Minnesota Sugar Company seeks $20,000 in a bounty earned under a law repealed by the Legislature. The Minnesota Supreme Court grants a writ of certiorari directing State Auditor Iverson to show cause why he should not certify records in the beet sugar bounty dispute. This is the company’s first standing in court.
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Minnesota
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Minnesota Sugar Company
Iverson
Dayton man shoots self in undertaker's office amid family tragedy
In Dayton Ohio prominent citizen Frank Kiefer shot himself in the right temple at an undertaker's office. The act followed distress over his son Reed Kiefer's death years earlier. Doctors fear he may die from the self-inflicted wound.
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Dayton
Ohio
Frank Kiefer
Reed Kiefer
Frank Wiefer
United States Leasing Terms for Cuban Coaling Stations
A Havana palace release outlines lease terms for U S naval coaling stations in Cuba. The United States will pay an annual 1000 dollars rent, provide food and supplies duty free, curb smuggling, and grant complete legal jurisdiction within station territories, with stations not to serve as bases for trafficking. Explosion Kills 20 at Woolwich Arsenal. Twenty killed and thirteen injured in a Woolwich arsenal lyddite factory blast. victims blown apart, building wrecked, gates packed with relatives seeking news.
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United States
Palaca
Havana
Woolwich Arsenal
England
Great Arsenal
Benton Harbor firm to build 140 mile Chicago to Allegan electric line
The Chicago Michigan and Indiana Western Railway Company of Benton Harbor, with capital of 8 million, filed articles to build an electric railway from Chicago to points in southwestern Michigan. The line will run from the Indiana line to Dowagiac St Joseph Benton Harbor and Paw Paw with a Kalamazoo Allegan branch and a lake shore route to Chicago. Charles G. Davies and W S Kilmer own most stock. Bonds are gold backed, eastern capital supports the project, and construction is slated to begin August 1. The system will carry passengers mail general freight and fruit and connect with Graham & Morton steamers at St Joseph, becoming the state’s longest electric line at about 140 miles.
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Chicago, Michigan
Indiana
Paw Paw
Kalamazoo
Allegan
Lake Shore
Chicago
Charles G. Davies
Kilmer
Eastern
Graham’ & Morton Transportation Company
St. Joseph
Slavery in Mexico Report Alleges Co operative Colony Abuse
Alabama man Sain Claborn testified in court about an alleged Mexican colonization scheme where black workers were bought, sold, and forced to labor without pay. He claimed co operatives hid true slavery practices under a cooperative banner and that workers faced harsh conditions before plans to escape were delayed by time.
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Colénata
Sain Claborn
Il Paso
Texan
Mexico
Claborn
Wiis
Mupitni
United States
Vie Brothers Race With Death Ends in Indianapolis
Frank Hoover of Dunkirk Ohio committed suicide in Indianapolis by gas after a failed revolver attempt and another plan in a Piqua hotel. His brother John Hoover and friends rode a special train to stop him but arrived too late as the gas hose lay in Frank’s mouth. The pistol had fired shells but failed to detonate.
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Frank Hoover
Dunkirk
Ohio
Indianapolis
Hingerf
John Hoover
Collapse of Bridge At Eau Claire During Carnival Illumination
Large crowd on Madison street bridge at Eau Claire Wisconsin caused a collapse. About 200 people on the approach fell twenty five feet. many injured including two fatally. Rescue efforts and city aid extended amid the disaster during carnival illuminations.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Madison Street Bridge
Hou Claire
Cleveland breaks silence on fourth nomination bid
The New York World cites ex president Cleveland denying any desire to reenter politics. He stresses he has no plans, has not discussed a fourth candidacy with allies, and has not entertained any private hopes for public return, preferring to live with family.
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Grover
Grover Cleveland
New York World
Princeton
Nid
Cleveland Ng
Washington
Pene
Tia
Jett Jury Disagrees in Vet White Trial in Jackson Ky
The Jackson Kentucky jury reported no verdict after three votes in the vet White case. Judge Redwine dismissed the jurors and ordered the trial moved to Cynthiana Harrison County for a second trial. One juror favored conviction while others showed possible acquittal, leading to continued disagreement. Governor Beckham declined to comment on potential actions.
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Jett
Redwine
Jackson
Phils
Beckham
Sones era COLLEGES Miss Kate Mason acquitted in assault case
A jury in Indianapolis acquits Miss Kate Mason, principal, of assault and battery for whipping a boy pupil after thorough trial. The judge urged support for teacher authority to maintain order and discipline, noting teachers have rights to punishment for misconduct unless cruel or unreasonable. The piece also highlights the YMCA educational program and New York Teachers College purchasing lots for a garden project.
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Kate Mason
Indianapolis
Lodlanapolla
Industrial outlook mixed as production in steel rises
The Dun and Company weekly trade review reports higher than last year and 7.8 percent above 1901 in dimetter output, with furnace stocks rising. It notes rising demand for rails and plates, strong machinery and hardware sales, and record coal output, while labor unrest and divergent views from Chicago merchants and Rothschild officials signal mixed prospects for American industry.
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Rh G. Dun & Co
United States
Akalnet
Andi
Canada
Chisago
London
Rothschild
Marshal Wield
Chicago
Wield
Lord Rothechild
Wall Street
Pian Dalida
Grain and Livestock Prices Across U S Markets
A summary of mixed price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and multiple grains across Chicago Indianapolis Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and Western markets. Listings include No 2 red wheat corn oats rye and butter creamery prices with shifts typical of regional market reports.
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Chicago
Burhel
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
New York
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